Stocks To Watch
Wednesday preview: Lloyds, Next and Capita results in focus, FOMC 'a non-event'
Wednesday's Fed policy meeting is predicted to be a "non-event", meaning there will be more attention on the first of the August PMI surveys and another busy day of company news as BAE Systems, Capita, Lloyds and Next are among those reporting.
Tuesday preview: BoJ and Apple could be stock market gamechangers
Tuesday's results from Apple, the biggest company in the world by market cap, could determine the near-term path for global stock markets, while closer to home there are also updates due from UK titans BP, Glencore, Shire and Standard Chartered.
Friday preview: BT, Pearson and RB reports in focus, US GDP later
Friday ends in relatively becalmed fashion after previous days' barrage of results but there are still numbers worth watching from BT, Pearson and Reckitt Benckiser, while the important macroeconomic news will be the US gross domestic product report.
Thursday preview: Results downpour incoming, including Astra, BAT, Diageo
Thursday brings a deluge of results and trading updates from London's FTSE 350, while the European Central Bank's meeting later on is expected to be rather uneventful.
Wednesday preview: Hopes high for ITV, less so for Vodafone
Trading updates and results come thick and fast on Wednesday, including from Antofagasta, GlaxoSmithKline, ITV and Vodafone.
Tuesday preview: Hammerson, Wizz Air, 'flash' euro area PMIs in focus
Corporate results will be in the spotlight on Tuesday, as the results season picks-up speed on both sides of the Pond.
Friday preview: Beazley half-year profits expected to tumble
Friday should end the week in fairly quiet fashion with FTSE 350 results only expected from insurer Beazley and economic data for the UK on public sector borrowing.
Thursday preview: Unilever and Sports Direct results in focus
Half year results are due from Unilever and full year numbers from Sports Direct, while the Office for National Statistics will confirm official retail growth for last month.
Wednesday preview: EasyJet, RPC, UK inflation reading to clear up doubts?
Both budget airline easyJet and plastics maker RPC Group have the opportunity to set the record straight with investors as they provide trading updates on Wednesday, while UK inflation data could give a strong clue as what the Bank of England will do with its next interest rates decision.
Tuesday preview: Royal Mail volumes eyed, TalkTalk has chance to impress
Tuesday will give investors an opportunity to catch up on developments at Dairy Crest, Galliford Try, Royal Mail, SSP and TalkTalk, while later jobs data will be important ahead of the Bank of England's meeting in a fortnight.
Friday preview: China June trade data, Hays in the spotlight
The focus at the end of the week will shift back towards Asia, with the Chinese customs and trade administration set to release its latest set of statistics for foreign trade, covering the month of June this time.
Thursday preview: US CPI, Asos in the spotlight
The focus on Thursday is likely to continue to be on the global trade front as well as the headlines coming out of the NATO leaders' summit in Brussels.
Wednesday preview: US inflation, BoE's Carney, Burberry
Barring surprises, the focus of Wednesday's session is unlikely to be on economic releases.
Tuesday preview: 1922 Committee, Ocado in focus
All eyes will be on the UK tomorrow with traders around the world likely to be busily scanning the headlines for any indication that pro-Brexit Tory MPs will try and oust the Prime Minister.
Friday preview: Chequers, US China tariffs in focus
Investors' focus on Friday will be on whether the Prime Minister and her cabinet can thrash out an agreement on what sort of customs arrangement they pretend to extract from Brussels for after Brexit.
Thursday preview: US FOMC, Persimmon
The spotlight will be firmly on the US on Thursday, with a raft of economic indicators set for release.
Wednesday preview: Services PMIs, Sainsbury in focus
The focus on Wednesday will shift towards the services sector, both in the UK and across the channel.
Tuesday preview: Central banks, St. Modwens Properties in the spotlight
The focus on Tuesday will be on central banks, especially on the Reserve Bank of Australia, given the country's exposure to the slowdown in the region, whether it be in China or other large Emerging Markets.